Political Quotes

“I think it is interesting to suggest that anyone is telling an untruth when 24 hours ago this House committed to passing a CR to stop the government from being shut down and the United States Senate passed it without objection to keep the government open. Here we are now, with the government on the verge of closing because the President owns it, and we are talking about a bill that creates $53 billion in deficit and does not help the middle class and small businesses and has a pox on women as relates to choice. What kind of crisis are my friends trying to build a few days before we rise to take leadership as a majority in the 116th Congress? Maybe we should have hearings, but maybe we should stop this bill altogether and get back to keeping the government open and passing a continuing resolution so that the working people in all of these agencies, including Border Patrol agents and others, can do their job. This is an insanity that keeps on growing. Mr. President, let's stop doing this and keep the government open, and let's have hearings on this tax bill to ensure that we do what is right for small businesses, working families, and women of America. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to address their remarks to the Chair.”